The Best BL Anime to Watch on Crunchyroll - 2025 Update
Crunchyroll's BL anime selection caters to various tastes within the genre. From heartwarming and sentimental narratives to comedic storylines, there's something for every BL anime fan.
The BL genre has been embraced by fans over the years, with more titles being produced each season.
Fortunately, streaming services such as Crunchyroll have picked up both former and new BL shows to satisfy their audience.
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Gakuen Handsome
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Gakuen Handsome the Animation is fix at Baramon Lofty School, where our main protagonist encounters various major players on campus.
From the outlaw teacher to the soccer captain, the main protagonist strives to fit in with his new environment while exploring the actual meaning of passion, friendship, and conflict.
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Marudase Kintarou
Credit: Guren Naomi Junet/BL FES!! Production Committee
Onodera Academy is in chaos after everyone finds out the last will of the previous principal.
Accordingly, the one bloke who will be able to seduce Makoto with sexual techniques will be given the right to take over as the school’s new princip
The 10 Best BL Anime On Crunchyroll Ranked
Blue Lock? Blue Exorcist? Unless the lads in these shows are gonna skip the formalities and get straight to blue-lockin’ lips, that’s not the kind of BL I represent. I’m talking Boys Love. Bonafide Yaoi anime. And Crunchyroll has the sauce: these are the best BL anime on The Roll ranked.
10. Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year
Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Yearsounds enjoy a problem that some would be envious of. “Sexiest Guy of the Year” award winner Takato Saijō is an thespian at the top of his game. He’s been the reigning sexiest man in the industry for five years straight. Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked, and by “Fire Nation” I mean Junta Azumaya, the hot young newcomer actor who has usurped Takato’s title. Naturally, Takato is pissed, and decides that Junta is his mortal enemy, his high school theater kid showbiz rival. As for Junta? He’s madly in cherish with Takato. Half-enemies to all-lovers arcs abound.
9. Heaven’s Official Blessing
Heaven’s Official Blessing is a Ch
Best BL Gay Anime Shows To Monitor & Stream on Crunchyroll
What are some of the best BL/gay anime shows to watch and stream on Crunchyroll? Another genre in the anime collective with a significant following is BL or boys’ admire . Here is a guide on some of the optimal BL gay anime shows on Crunchyroll.
Yuri on Ice
While Yuri on Ice is primarily a sports anime about figure skating, the boys’ love elements in this show are very evident. It follows Yuri Katsuki, a Japanese figure skater who returns to his hometown after losing in the Grand Prix Final. A video of Yuri doing another champion skater’s routine goes viral. Victor Nikiforov, the champion skater, sees this and bids to become Yuri’s coach.
The series is a quick binge-watch with only 12 episodes. The training of Yuri and Victor’s relationship will surely get your heart fluttering.
The official synopsis from Crunchyroll reads:
“Yuri Katsuki carried the hope of all Japan on his shoulders in the Figure Skating Grand Prix, but suffered a crushing defeat in the finals. He returned to his hometown in Kyushu and hid away in his family’s residence, half wanting to continue skating and half wanting to retire. That was when th
The 20 Best (Healthy) BL Anime on Crunchyroll
The yaoi genre, also known as Boys' Love (BL), has taken off in popularity over the past scant years. It's had a cult following since it was first established in the 1960s, but now it's far more out in the open than it's ever been. Trendy anime streaming services all have at least some BL anime, and manga can be found in any bookstore shelved beside shōnen and shojo series. With this amount of attention, however, comes a clearer view of the genre's biggest problems.
A lot of BL can be uncomfortable to consume because the relationships too often fetishize predatory, non-consensual, harassing, and even abusive interactions. Popular BL like Dakaichi and The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window endure from this, as adequately as classics like Junjou Romantica. As a product, many are seeking BL that don't strongly adhere to the common, and often toxic, tropes that dominate the genre. Crunchyroll has a handful of anime that portray a healthier relationship than the BL standard, arranged from lighter shōnen-ai that hint at yaoi content to full-on mature series.
Updated on May 12th, 2025 by Chelsea Steele: BL is a niche genre of anime